The wind being north-northeast and east three days before the sun crosses the line, then southeast by way of east, then calm on the 23d, will bring enough and stormy winds from east and west all the winter.
East and West Wind.
When the wind is in the east,
The fish bite the least.
When the wind is in the west,
The fish bite the best.
Fixed East Wind.
If the wind becomes fixed in the east for the space of forty-eight hours, expect steady and continuous rain, with driving winds in the southwest during summer.
Gale.
A gale moderating at sunset will increase before midnight, but if it moderates after midnight, the weather will improve.